Baseball glove



Aug. 31,1926. 1,597,816

7 R. F. NIXON, JR

BASEBALL GLOVE Filed May 22 1925 gnucnto o Sfiu, L

Patented Aug. 31, 1926.

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ROBERT IE. NIXON, 5B., OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO GEORGEA. REACH, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

BASEBALL GLOVE.

Application filed May 22, 1925. Serial No. 32,0?5.

This invention relates to baseball gloves and particularly to the typeknown as fielders gloves. The object of my invention is to provide animproved connection between the thumb and forefinger of such gloves,whereby the glove will be made to better withstand the strains to whichit is subjected in practical use.

lifly invention is fully described in the following specification andpointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is an elevation of a gloveembodying my invention;

Fig. 2 is a transverse section taken through the thumb of my glove;

Fig. 3 is an elevation partly in section, and

Fig. 4c is a detail view.

The numeral 1 indicates a glove which comprises a palm portion 2,fingers 3, and a thumb l. The fingers 8 are made up of front and backportions 5 and 6 which have their edges in-turned and stitched togetherand to a welt strip 7 placed between the said iii-turned edges to form aseam 8. The thumb 4. is stitched in the same manner along a seam 9. Thisconstruction is in common use and forms no part of my invention. In thepreferred embodiment of my invention I provide a pair of web members 10and 11, one of which is shown in detail in Fig. 4c. The members 10 and11 are made of suitable material, such as rawhide, and each comprise abase portion A,

having relatively long, narrow integral strap or thong portions Bextending at substantially right angles to the base A. In applying myinvention to a glove, the members 10 and 11 are inserted into the innerseam of the thumb l and the adjacent seam of the forefinger 3, beingplaced on the welt strips 7 before the seams are stitched, so as to beincorporated in the scams 8, the strap portions B lying across the spacebetween the thumb and forefinger of the glove. The meeting, ends of thestraps or thongs B are then secured together as by knots C, after theproper length has been determined. The thongs B may or may not bewrapped with adhesive tape D or otherwise covered, as for instance byelastic tubing.

It will thus be seen that I have provided a very SJIOIlg and durableconnection between the thumb and forefinger of a baseball glove, and onewhich can be readily made of requisite or desired length, and one whichwill better withstand the strains to which such a glove is subjected.

Having thus described my invention, I claim i 1. In a glove having frontand back finger and thumb forming portions sea-med together, webssecured in the adjacent seams of the thumb and forefinger and integralthongs carried by said webs and having their free portions securedtogether.

2. The article of claim 1, in which the thongs are secured together byknotting.

In testimony whereof, I afiiX my signature'.

ROBERT F. NIXON, JR.

